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dari¹
- /ˈdɑːɹi/
Sounds like Dari
Where it comes from
Compare Ottoman Turkish داری (modern Turkish darı) and Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).
noun
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Synonym of sorghum.
Foods, like locust-beans, or rice-meal, or dari-grain (a species of sorghum), which contain less than 8 or 9 per cent. of albuminoids, are too poor in nitrogenous substances to suit the requirements of the animal.
Similar: sorghum
Dari²
- /ˈdɑːɹi/
Rhymes with -ɑːɹi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian دَرِی (darī, “Persian (language); courtly”), of disputed origin, probably from دَرْبَار (darbār, “royal court”). The term was adopted by the government of Afghanistan in 1964 as the official name of the varieties of Persian spoken in the country, which has become the most common usage of the term since.
proper noun
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The variety of the Persian language that is chiefly used in Afghanistan, contrasted with varieties spoken elsewhere such as Iranian Persian or Tajik.
Similar: Afghan Persian
- A variety of Middle Persian which served as the court language of the late Sasanian Empire.
- A language primarily spoken in the Yazd and Kerman areas of Iran.
Translations
Talk about this word "dari." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dari. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dari. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dari "dari." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dari.Cite this
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